Improvement in easels



7T. L. FISHER.

EASEL.

Patented. June-6,1877.

".PEI'ERS, PHOTV-LITHOGRAPHEW, WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

TIMOTHY L.- FISHER, OF ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO FRANCIS S.FROST, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN EASELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l91,677, dated June 5,1877; application filed February 5, 1877.

Which- Figure 1 shows a rear view, and Fig. 2 a side view, of one styleof easel Fig. 3, a rear view, and Fig. 4 a side view, of another styleof easel and Figs. 5 and 6 are details.

My invention relates to that class of folding easels which have butthree legs, and which, as at present constructed, have no means providedfor holding them firmly in p sition for use, the consequence being thata slight blow on the rear leg, or an accidental push on the easel, willcause it to spread apart or topple over, frequently causing seriousinconvenience to the artist; and my invention consists in providing asuitable brace and attaching it to the easel in such a manner that theslope of the easel can be varied at pleasure, that it will not interferewith folding the easel, and

that it will hold the easel firmly in whatever position it may beplaced.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown the easel as having the rear leg Afastened to the front legs B by a single hinge at O, and in that case abrace is needed, extending from each of the front legs to the rear leg.

This brace D, I prefer to make of wire, and to pivot the ends to thefront legs, the loop E connecting with a clasp, G, said claspsurrounding the leg A, and fitting it so closely, by means of a springor other device, that while it can he slid up and down on the easel atwill, it may remain fixed at whatever point it is placed.

-For easels having two hinges at the top, the rear leg being made in theform of a T, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a single brace is all that isrequisite, and the clasp may be made to fasten with a set-screw, asshown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a tripod-easel having two of its legs framed together, and the otherleg hinged to the frame, the brace D and clasp G, constructed asdescribed.

TIMOTHY L. FISHER.

Witnesses:

H. A. LAWRENCE, CHAS. F. SLEEPER.

